PAT - MATHS

Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics

3rd Edition

PAT-Maths

• Background information• Administration• Data analysis–Hand Scoring

Background Information• Eight tests, eight separate booklets.• All questions multiple-choice• Each test contains the mathematics

strands of Number, Space, Measurement, Chance & Data• Later tests also contain Patterns and

Algebra

More Background Info

• All eight tests increase in difficulty• No questions are common between

the tests• The tests do however overlap in

question type, question difficulty and curriculum coverage.

Administration• Test A requires 20 minutes of testing time• Tests 1 – 7 require 40 minutes• All tests require time for admin/setting up

time with the children.• Using teacher knowledge the class is generally

split into:• Students at the expected level• Students below the expected level• Students above the expected level

Recommended books for year levels

• Book A – Average Year 2 student• Book 1 – Average Year 3 student• Book 2 – Average Year 4 student• Book 3 – Average Year 5 student• Book 4 – Average Year 6 student

Data Analysis• The test scores place students’

results from any of the tests onto a single scale of achievement.• PAT Maths Achievements Descriptors

have been developed that summarise student achievement in each of the tests.

Please

BE VIGILANT & TRUE TO THE INTEGRITY

OF THE TEST!

Putting It Into Practise!• Each person read – Administration of PAT-Maths Manual pages 10 - 15

ROLE PLAY!!!!! • Have a volunteer teacher administer the PAT-Maths

to your group• Follow the instructions, however allow only 5

minutes for the TEST TIME• Each person fill in your name, details …….on the

answer sheet

Analysing the Assessment

Glossary of Key Terms• Test raw score– The number of items answered correctly

• Scale score– Location on a measurement scale –tracking over time

• Percentile rank– The % of the reference sample scoring below any given

raw score e.g. 38% (student higher than 38% of state)• Stanine– Divides the total student distribution of abilities into 9

categories – 1 the lowest, 5 in the middle and 9 the highest

Diagnostic Information

• PAT-Maths provides many diagnostic report templates

• View class Excel spreadsheet• Individual

PAT-MathsLooking at data & the implications

• What does the data suggest?• What are the implications of this for teaching?• What strategies might be most effective?

Other information

• Price lists available on-line Non OMR Answer sheet $15 pack

• Questions & General discussion